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Globally Positioning Studentsfor Life in the 21st Century
KeyTrain and Career Ready 101 are trademarks of Thinking Media. WorkKeys and the National Career Readiness Certificate are trademarks of ACT, Inc.
The Accountability Services Mission• Promote the academic achievement of all North Carolina
public school students and assist stakeholders in understanding and gauging achievement compared to state and national standards
• Design and development of reliable test instruments
• Uniform implementation of and access to suitable test instruments for all students
• Provision of accurate and statistically appropriate reports
Career Ready 101 Purpose:
To provide a single system that combines all essential aspects of preparing a student or job seeker with the necessary knowledge and skills to identify, locate, obtain, and be trainable for the optimum career and/or job in their area, leading to a recognized national work readiness credential.
The Problem:
•How do we manage to address all of the common basic skills and workplace readiness issues?
•How do we reduce need for remediation of Reading and Math skills at the college level
•How do we document progress on these issues?
•How do we provide a credential that is useful to business and recognized nationwide?
Does Not Apply Math Well
Doesn’t Understand What He/She Reads
Trouble with Workplace Graphics
Needs to Show Up on Time
Writing Skills are Lacking
More math
BehavioralCoaching
English Composition
EnglishCoaching
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Can’t Balance Checkbook
Poor in Interviews
Finance/math
Trial and Error
Difficulty with College Courses
Rigor
Varied Career Exploration
Lacks Career DirectionAnd Goals
Struggles with Teamwork
Basic Skills for College and Work Readiness is a Broad Issue
The Solution:
Step 1:•Adopt metrics that can measure these skills
Step 2:•Use a system that can manage all aspects of improving these skills
Step 3:•Issue a credential that already has national acceptance and traction
STEP 1: Creating Metrics
Finding a Solution: Metrics
Determine measurement systemTrack performance
Assessment, Training, Certification
Define Skills
The ideal metrics would be:
•Valid
•Reliable
•Based upon an agency that has a solid reputation
The WorkKeys® Process
Research
Training
Profiling
Assessments
WorkKeys® Skill AreasFoundational Skills• Reading for Information* (Levels 3-7)• Applied Mathematics* (Levels 3-7)• Locating Information* (Levels 3-6)• Applied Technology (Levels 3-6)• Teamwork (Levels 3-6)• Observation (Levels 3-6)• Listening (Levels 1-5)• Writing (Levels 1-5)• Business Writing (Levels 1-5)Personal Skills• Talent - predicts characteristics such as cooperation, discipline, influence, and stability
• Fit - interests and values to determine the fit between a candidate and occupations in an organization
• Performance - measures tendency towards unsafe behaviors and attitudes towards work
** 85% of ALL occupations utilize
these skills
WorkKeys Skill Scale
WorkKeys Identifies Skill GapsBy comparing the job profile and individual assessment results, skills gaps can be identified
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4
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5 5
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AppliedMathematics
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4
Reading forInformation
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4
LocatingInformation
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Skills Gap
Skills Gap
Individual Results
KeyTrain
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Job Profile
Does Not Apply Math Well
Doesn’t Understand What He/She Reads
Struggles with Teamwork
Workplace Soft Skills
Writing Skills are Lacking
Trouble with Workplace Graphics
Applied Math
Locating Information
Business Writing
Teamwork
Reading for Information
Personal Skills - Talent
Poor in Interviews
Can’t Balance Checkbook
Job Search Skills
Financial Awareness/Budgeting
Solution Step 1 – The ACT WorkKeys Assessment System:
Lacks Career Direction/GoalsCareer Exploration linked to actual job profiles
Finding a Solution: Creating Metrics
and coordinating activities:
WorkKeys is a registered trademark of ACT, Inc.
Training for College or Workplace?The needs of college and workplace-bound students are merging:
“Whether planning to enter college or workforce training programs after graduation, high school students need to be educated to a comparable level of readiness in reading and mathematics.”
- Ready for College and Ready for Work: Same or Different?, ACT, Inc.
• Nationally over half of college freshmen take at least one “remediation” course (usually math or reading)
• 2006 ACT performed a study that showed a direct correlation between WorkKeys score in Reading & Math level 5 & an ACT score of 21/22
• Most US colleges use an ACT score of 18 for the cutoff whether a student takes remediation
• Implication: K-12 students with a Gold Level CRC much less likely to take remedial studies in college
STEP 2 – Creating a Manageable System Career Ready 101™ Manages Curriculum based upon the WorkKeys System
Does Not Apply Math Well
Doesn’t Understand What He/She Reads
Trouble with Workplace Graphics
Needs to Show Up on Time
Struggles with Teamwork
Writing Skills are Lacking
Poor in Interviews
Can’t Balance Checkbook
Solution Step 2:
Career Ready 101 manages all aspects of instruction.
Difficulty with College Courses
Lacks Career Direction/Goals
Career Ready 101
Career Ready 101 Design Wizard
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday1 2 About CRC 3 Career Clusters 4 5 Interest
Assessments6 Exploring Career
Options7
8 9 Financial Awareness
10 Financial Awareness
11 12 Reality Check 13 Creating a Resume
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15 16 Your Resume 17 Your Resume 18 19 Interviewing Skills 20 Interviewing Skills 2122 23 24 25 26 27 28
Completed Past Due Due Today
Career Ready 101My Course My Classes My Account My Reports
Easily creates customized class calendar meeting classroom needs:•Time per week, Time per semester•Facilities – computer lab access, etc•Component priorities given time and physical constraints
ChooseTime
Variables
ChooseFacility
Variables
PrioritizeComponents Edit
Instructor’s Class Dashboard Instructor’s Class Dashboard
Career Ready 101 Library
Career Ready 101 Library
Career Ready 101 Library
Career Ready 101 Library
Instructor’s Teaching Menu Instructor’s Teaching Menu
Instructor’s Calendar View Instructor’s Calendar View
Viewing a Lesson and Topic:Interactive Lessons or Classroom Presentations and Exercises
Viewing a Lesson and Topic:Interactive Lessons or Classroom Presentations and Exercises
Instructor-Led Lessons include lecture guides, presentations, handouts and printable quizzes.Instructor-Led Lessons include lecture guides,
presentations, handouts and printable quizzes.
Career Ready 101 Class Reports
Career Ready 101 Student Reports
Career Ready 101 Organization Reports
Georgia High School Graduation Test
Population% KeyTrain Users Passing % Non-KeyTrain Users
Passing
At-Risk 94% 57%
African American 93% 59%
Special Education 90% 27%
Low Socio-Economic 93% 36%
Population% KeyTrain Users Passing % Non-KeyTrain Users
Passing
At-Risk 96% 76%
African American 93% 77%
Special Education 94% 50%
Low Socio-Economic 97% 65%
GHSGT English/Language Arts
GHSGT Math
Sample KeyTrain Results
Results
Chicago Public Schools - PSAEKeyTrain was implemented in over 100 high schools. Students who completed at least one level in KeyTrain =
One full level higher on WorkKeys Applied Mathematics on average.
One half level higher on WorkKeys Reading for Information on average.(Sample size > 1100 per group, less than 5 hours KeyTrain use per skill.)
More than 130,000 students have been enrolled in KeyTrain at CPS, and over 430,000 contact hours have been logged.
The effect of KeyTrain is significant at a confidence level of over 99%.
Tidewater CC and Norfolk PS – Best Key ProgramKeyTrain is the primary tool for helping students prepare the GED
• First attempt success rate on the GED has been 89 - 94%. • Nearly 400 students completed their GED and have been
placed in jobs, the military or college. • A 100% success and placement rate was recorded in a
recent class of more than 100 students.
ResultsGED Programs
Career/Tech Education - Oklahoma• With some usage of KeyTrain remediation 78% increased
at least one level• For all three tests:
– 6.3% at Level 3– 40% at Level 4– 30% at Level 5– 20% at Level 6– 3.8% at Level 7
• 94% at Level 4 or above• 50% at Level 5 or above
Results
Central New Mexico Community CollegeRetention • English 98 + KeyTrain: 81% course retention • English 98 alone: 60% course retention
WorkKeys Reading for Information • English 98 + KeyTrain: 78% scored Level 4 or higher • English 98 alone: 57% scored Level 4 or higher
Pre vs. Post Accuplacer Scores • English 98 + KeyTrain: 46% increased Accuplacer
performance • English 98 alone: 35% increased Accuplacer performance
Results
Does Not Apply Math Well
Doesn’t Understand What He/She Reads
Trouble with Workplace Graphics
Needs to Show Up on Time
Struggles with Teamwork
Writing Skills are Lacking
Poor in Interviews
Can’t Balance Checkbook
National Career Readiness Certificate
Solution Step 3:Certify basic and workplace skills using the National Career Readiness Certificate
Difficulty with College Courses
Lacks Career Direction/Goals
Diploma and NCRC demonstratesReady for College/Ready for WorkDiploma and NCRC demonstratesReady for College/Ready for Work
The National Career Readiness Certificate is a trademark of ACT, Inc.
Important Elements of the System• WorkKeys – Assessments from ACT, Inc.
– Foundational Skills– Personal Skills
• KeyTrain – Online Curriculum from Thinking Media– Demonstrated improvement of Foundational Skills– Complete coverage of Personal Skills
• National Career Readiness Certificate™ (NCRC)– Credential certifying 3 most common foundational skills– Issued by ACT; many states issue comparable state CRC’s
• Career Ready 101™– KeyTrain curriculum plus new career readiness curriculum,
classroom management tools, and course calendaring
Skill Areas of The Career Readiness Certificates – Reading for Information– Applied Mathematics– Locating Information
Three Certificate levels:• Bronze – Minimum of Level 3 in all Skill Areas
– Qualified for 30% of Jobs• Silver – Minimum of Level 4
– Qualified for 65% of Jobs• Gold – Minimum of Level 5
– Qualified for 85% of Jobs
NCRC Provides Information on Skills
NCRC STATE
CRC STATE CERTIFICATES
WORKKEYS REGIONAL ACTIVITY
LIMITED WORKKEYS ACTIVITY
The NCRC is Nationally Accepted
Benefits of an NCRC
• Portable credential for basic workplace skills
• Business: Easy way to measure skills
• Individuals: Easy way to demonstrate skills
• Economic Development: Document the quality of workforce
• Education, Workforce Development, Training Organizations, and Business: Speak a common language
KeyTrainWhat sets us apart:
•A clear roadmap for implementing a complete career readiness strategy
•Don’t have to be an expert in career readiness to deliver an effective solution
•Single sign-on that combines previously separate information obtained from a wide variety of web sites and sources
•Flexible delivery – self-paced study, classroom learning, or a blend of the two.
•Intelligent class setup helps instructors recommends best combination of resources
•Multiple views for classroom presentation, grading or accountability reporting
•Creates a single point of accountability and ease of management.
A Comprehensive System
A course for life